Hazel
@readflect.bsky.social
Daily advice and tools on mental, creative, and emotional health. Read and reflect with me! 👓 🧠
#anxiety #richardfeynman
Richard Feynman’s 12 Favourite Problems has got me thinking:
I can save myself so much worry if I view what's causing my anxiety as a puzzle/problem to solve...
Rather than something that's always nagging at me, interrupting my joy, or not letting me enjoy my wins 👇
Richard Feynman’s 12 Favourite Problems has got me thinking:
I can save myself so much worry if I view what's causing my anxiety as a puzzle/problem to solve...
Rather than something that's always nagging at me, interrupting my joy, or not letting me enjoy my wins 👇
June 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
#anxiety #richardfeynman
Richard Feynman’s 12 Favourite Problems has got me thinking:
I can save myself so much worry if I view what's causing my anxiety as a puzzle/problem to solve...
Rather than something that's always nagging at me, interrupting my joy, or not letting me enjoy my wins 👇
Richard Feynman’s 12 Favourite Problems has got me thinking:
I can save myself so much worry if I view what's causing my anxiety as a puzzle/problem to solve...
Rather than something that's always nagging at me, interrupting my joy, or not letting me enjoy my wins 👇
#workanxiety #anxiety #self-confidence
A tip for beating work anxiety:
Think of your forward trajectory/ long-term result rather than the immediate worry.
Each time you're anxious about a project, redirect your attention 👇
A tip for beating work anxiety:
Think of your forward trajectory/ long-term result rather than the immediate worry.
Each time you're anxious about a project, redirect your attention 👇
June 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#workanxiety #anxiety #self-confidence
A tip for beating work anxiety:
Think of your forward trajectory/ long-term result rather than the immediate worry.
Each time you're anxious about a project, redirect your attention 👇
A tip for beating work anxiety:
Think of your forward trajectory/ long-term result rather than the immediate worry.
Each time you're anxious about a project, redirect your attention 👇
#emotions
The best quote you'll read on self-criticism and negative thinking:
"Discouragement, if pursued, is the exercise of an option: to turn from creative to non-creative mental activity, to turn from what is present to what is over, to turn from that which builds to that which destroys..."👇
The best quote you'll read on self-criticism and negative thinking:
"Discouragement, if pursued, is the exercise of an option: to turn from creative to non-creative mental activity, to turn from what is present to what is over, to turn from that which builds to that which destroys..."👇
June 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#emotions
The best quote you'll read on self-criticism and negative thinking:
"Discouragement, if pursued, is the exercise of an option: to turn from creative to non-creative mental activity, to turn from what is present to what is over, to turn from that which builds to that which destroys..."👇
The best quote you'll read on self-criticism and negative thinking:
"Discouragement, if pursued, is the exercise of an option: to turn from creative to non-creative mental activity, to turn from what is present to what is over, to turn from that which builds to that which destroys..."👇
#BPD #emotions #BPDthoughts
You need to turn emotional excess into creativity, it'll save you so much time and energy:
Think of negative thoughts, spirals, and inner narratives of blame and criticism as excess energy.
And when there's too much input, you need to expel that energy. 👇
You need to turn emotional excess into creativity, it'll save you so much time and energy:
Think of negative thoughts, spirals, and inner narratives of blame and criticism as excess energy.
And when there's too much input, you need to expel that energy. 👇
June 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#BPD #emotions #BPDthoughts
You need to turn emotional excess into creativity, it'll save you so much time and energy:
Think of negative thoughts, spirals, and inner narratives of blame and criticism as excess energy.
And when there's too much input, you need to expel that energy. 👇
You need to turn emotional excess into creativity, it'll save you so much time and energy:
Think of negative thoughts, spirals, and inner narratives of blame and criticism as excess energy.
And when there's too much input, you need to expel that energy. 👇
#journal #emotionregulation
Here's why you need to journal:
It's the only time you actually *talk* to yourself.
You're usually always *listening* to yourself.
So many of us struggle with negative self-talk and black-and-white thinking.
But how often do we actually combat this? 👇
Here's why you need to journal:
It's the only time you actually *talk* to yourself.
You're usually always *listening* to yourself.
So many of us struggle with negative self-talk and black-and-white thinking.
But how often do we actually combat this? 👇
May 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#journal #emotionregulation
Here's why you need to journal:
It's the only time you actually *talk* to yourself.
You're usually always *listening* to yourself.
So many of us struggle with negative self-talk and black-and-white thinking.
But how often do we actually combat this? 👇
Here's why you need to journal:
It's the only time you actually *talk* to yourself.
You're usually always *listening* to yourself.
So many of us struggle with negative self-talk and black-and-white thinking.
But how often do we actually combat this? 👇
#qotd #villette #quotes
A quote for those struggling with consistency and constantly leaving projects:
"There is nothing like taking all you do at a moderate estimate: it keeps mind and body tranquil; whereas grandiloquent notions are apt to hurry both into fever" - Lucy Snowe – Charlotte Brontë👇
A quote for those struggling with consistency and constantly leaving projects:
"There is nothing like taking all you do at a moderate estimate: it keeps mind and body tranquil; whereas grandiloquent notions are apt to hurry both into fever" - Lucy Snowe – Charlotte Brontë👇
May 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
#qotd #quoteoftheday
A quote for persistence in hard times:
"A strong, vague persuasion, that it was better to go forward than backward, and that I could go forward - that a way, however narrow and difficult, would in time open - predominated over other feelings." - Lucy Snowe – Charlotte Brontë 👇
A quote for persistence in hard times:
"A strong, vague persuasion, that it was better to go forward than backward, and that I could go forward - that a way, however narrow and difficult, would in time open - predominated over other feelings." - Lucy Snowe – Charlotte Brontë 👇
May 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#qotd #quoteoftheday
A quote for persistence in hard times:
"A strong, vague persuasion, that it was better to go forward than backward, and that I could go forward - that a way, however narrow and difficult, would in time open - predominated over other feelings." - Lucy Snowe – Charlotte Brontë 👇
A quote for persistence in hard times:
"A strong, vague persuasion, that it was better to go forward than backward, and that I could go forward - that a way, however narrow and difficult, would in time open - predominated over other feelings." - Lucy Snowe – Charlotte Brontë 👇
#consistency #goals #habitformation
The reason why we give up on projects halfway is this:
We're obsessed with a perfect outcome rather than just doing, just being.
You had a perfect image of what your art/work/habit would look like.
Turns out it's not that romantic 👇
The reason why we give up on projects halfway is this:
We're obsessed with a perfect outcome rather than just doing, just being.
You had a perfect image of what your art/work/habit would look like.
Turns out it's not that romantic 👇
May 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
#consistency #goals #habitformation
The reason why we give up on projects halfway is this:
We're obsessed with a perfect outcome rather than just doing, just being.
You had a perfect image of what your art/work/habit would look like.
Turns out it's not that romantic 👇
The reason why we give up on projects halfway is this:
We're obsessed with a perfect outcome rather than just doing, just being.
You had a perfect image of what your art/work/habit would look like.
Turns out it's not that romantic 👇
#emotionregulation #BPD #qotd
A quote for anxiety:
"It will be interesting to see what happens" is a more realistic attitude toward future consequences than worry.
Excitement, dejection, and irritation also assume a knowledge of results that I cannot possess." - Hugh Prather, Notes To Myself 👇
A quote for anxiety:
"It will be interesting to see what happens" is a more realistic attitude toward future consequences than worry.
Excitement, dejection, and irritation also assume a knowledge of results that I cannot possess." - Hugh Prather, Notes To Myself 👇
May 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#emotionregulation #BPD #qotd
A quote for anxiety:
"It will be interesting to see what happens" is a more realistic attitude toward future consequences than worry.
Excitement, dejection, and irritation also assume a knowledge of results that I cannot possess." - Hugh Prather, Notes To Myself 👇
A quote for anxiety:
"It will be interesting to see what happens" is a more realistic attitude toward future consequences than worry.
Excitement, dejection, and irritation also assume a knowledge of results that I cannot possess." - Hugh Prather, Notes To Myself 👇
#BPD #emotionregulation #BPDers
A way to handle tough conversations/ differing opinions with close ones:
Accept their nature. This is very hard.
But you can't change a person completely.
You only need to understand each other enough to know how much is worth communicating, and for the rest...👇
A way to handle tough conversations/ differing opinions with close ones:
Accept their nature. This is very hard.
But you can't change a person completely.
You only need to understand each other enough to know how much is worth communicating, and for the rest...👇
May 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
#BPD #emotionregulation #BPDers
A way to handle tough conversations/ differing opinions with close ones:
Accept their nature. This is very hard.
But you can't change a person completely.
You only need to understand each other enough to know how much is worth communicating, and for the rest...👇
A way to handle tough conversations/ differing opinions with close ones:
Accept their nature. This is very hard.
But you can't change a person completely.
You only need to understand each other enough to know how much is worth communicating, and for the rest...👇
The trick to doing hard things is accepting the moments when you doubt yourself or feel pressured.
These moments don't mean you stop or change course.
Take a break or reassess your approach.
But the only way to get to the other side is to keep pushing through!
#productivity #emotionregulation
These moments don't mean you stop or change course.
Take a break or reassess your approach.
But the only way to get to the other side is to keep pushing through!
#productivity #emotionregulation
May 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The trick to doing hard things is accepting the moments when you doubt yourself or feel pressured.
These moments don't mean you stop or change course.
Take a break or reassess your approach.
But the only way to get to the other side is to keep pushing through!
#productivity #emotionregulation
These moments don't mean you stop or change course.
Take a break or reassess your approach.
But the only way to get to the other side is to keep pushing through!
#productivity #emotionregulation
#knowledge #growth #creativity #zettelkasten
For those who want to create more than consume:
What are your tips?
Something I do is input the ideas/inspiration from a video I've seen into my Zettelkasten/ note-taking system.
I'll let it sit for a while or add my own thoughts to it like this:
For those who want to create more than consume:
What are your tips?
Something I do is input the ideas/inspiration from a video I've seen into my Zettelkasten/ note-taking system.
I'll let it sit for a while or add my own thoughts to it like this:
May 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
#knowledge #growth #creativity #zettelkasten
For those who want to create more than consume:
What are your tips?
Something I do is input the ideas/inspiration from a video I've seen into my Zettelkasten/ note-taking system.
I'll let it sit for a while or add my own thoughts to it like this:
For those who want to create more than consume:
What are your tips?
Something I do is input the ideas/inspiration from a video I've seen into my Zettelkasten/ note-taking system.
I'll let it sit for a while or add my own thoughts to it like this:
#ND #BPD #noveltyseekers #novelty
You're not a quitter.
You're just curious.
This probably sounds familiar:
You choose a project/ job. Inevitable boredom hits.
The work isn't exciting anymore. So you leave.
You do this over and over, and you're labeled a quitter.
Shamed for your curiosity:
You're not a quitter.
You're just curious.
This probably sounds familiar:
You choose a project/ job. Inevitable boredom hits.
The work isn't exciting anymore. So you leave.
You do this over and over, and you're labeled a quitter.
Shamed for your curiosity:
May 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#ND #BPD #noveltyseekers #novelty
You're not a quitter.
You're just curious.
This probably sounds familiar:
You choose a project/ job. Inevitable boredom hits.
The work isn't exciting anymore. So you leave.
You do this over and over, and you're labeled a quitter.
Shamed for your curiosity:
You're not a quitter.
You're just curious.
This probably sounds familiar:
You choose a project/ job. Inevitable boredom hits.
The work isn't exciting anymore. So you leave.
You do this over and over, and you're labeled a quitter.
Shamed for your curiosity:
Life can become fully unlocked when you realise this simple thing:
You have to start, join, do, act. Multiple times.
And then leave/ pivot/ tweak/ move on to the next part.
You won't have one grand act. You'll have multiple tiny ones.
Close multiple loops.
This applies to literally everything:
You have to start, join, do, act. Multiple times.
And then leave/ pivot/ tweak/ move on to the next part.
You won't have one grand act. You'll have multiple tiny ones.
Close multiple loops.
This applies to literally everything:
May 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Life can become fully unlocked when you realise this simple thing:
You have to start, join, do, act. Multiple times.
And then leave/ pivot/ tweak/ move on to the next part.
You won't have one grand act. You'll have multiple tiny ones.
Close multiple loops.
This applies to literally everything:
You have to start, join, do, act. Multiple times.
And then leave/ pivot/ tweak/ move on to the next part.
You won't have one grand act. You'll have multiple tiny ones.
Close multiple loops.
This applies to literally everything:
#BPDthreads #BPDthoughts #discipline
The #BPDvoid or chronic feeling of emptiness often has us leaving one thing after the other.
We're constantly searching for excitement and novelty.
What would it look like if we could stay committed instead?
Here's how:
The #BPDvoid or chronic feeling of emptiness often has us leaving one thing after the other.
We're constantly searching for excitement and novelty.
What would it look like if we could stay committed instead?
Here's how:
April 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#BPDthreads #BPDthoughts #discipline
The #BPDvoid or chronic feeling of emptiness often has us leaving one thing after the other.
We're constantly searching for excitement and novelty.
What would it look like if we could stay committed instead?
Here's how:
The #BPDvoid or chronic feeling of emptiness often has us leaving one thing after the other.
We're constantly searching for excitement and novelty.
What would it look like if we could stay committed instead?
Here's how:
#creativity #productivity #timemanagement
Using small pockets of time instead of time blocking creativity is a real game changer.
You don't have to 'make time' for art or be stuck in a perfectionist mindset.
Here are some small ways to do this that add up over time:
Using small pockets of time instead of time blocking creativity is a real game changer.
You don't have to 'make time' for art or be stuck in a perfectionist mindset.
Here are some small ways to do this that add up over time:
April 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#creativity #productivity #timemanagement
Using small pockets of time instead of time blocking creativity is a real game changer.
You don't have to 'make time' for art or be stuck in a perfectionist mindset.
Here are some small ways to do this that add up over time:
Using small pockets of time instead of time blocking creativity is a real game changer.
You don't have to 'make time' for art or be stuck in a perfectionist mindset.
Here are some small ways to do this that add up over time:
#Readflect was born because I wanted to build a community to read and reflect with.
I had sooo many thoughts on creativity, emotional health, and personal growth.
But I wasted 10 months on perfectionism before I started this account.
This is how I finally got out of that trap:
#showyourwork
I had sooo many thoughts on creativity, emotional health, and personal growth.
But I wasted 10 months on perfectionism before I started this account.
This is how I finally got out of that trap:
#showyourwork
April 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#Readflect was born because I wanted to build a community to read and reflect with.
I had sooo many thoughts on creativity, emotional health, and personal growth.
But I wasted 10 months on perfectionism before I started this account.
This is how I finally got out of that trap:
#showyourwork
I had sooo many thoughts on creativity, emotional health, and personal growth.
But I wasted 10 months on perfectionism before I started this account.
This is how I finally got out of that trap:
#showyourwork
#productivity #neurodivergent #goals
Ambition is a dangerous word.
"Drive", "hustle", and "ambition" - all neurotypical productivity buzzwords.
They feel almost comical when it's hard to summon even a basic sense of motivation.
Instead, try this realistic tool for meeting your most basic needs:
Ambition is a dangerous word.
"Drive", "hustle", and "ambition" - all neurotypical productivity buzzwords.
They feel almost comical when it's hard to summon even a basic sense of motivation.
Instead, try this realistic tool for meeting your most basic needs:
April 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#productivity #neurodivergent #goals
Ambition is a dangerous word.
"Drive", "hustle", and "ambition" - all neurotypical productivity buzzwords.
They feel almost comical when it's hard to summon even a basic sense of motivation.
Instead, try this realistic tool for meeting your most basic needs:
Ambition is a dangerous word.
"Drive", "hustle", and "ambition" - all neurotypical productivity buzzwords.
They feel almost comical when it's hard to summon even a basic sense of motivation.
Instead, try this realistic tool for meeting your most basic needs:
#growthmindset #empathy #growth
Is feeling rejected and offended blocking our growth?
I mean the *need* to be right.
To feel like others *have* to agree with us.
But we're losing sight of nuance because of these binaries of who's right and wrong.
Is feeling rejected and offended blocking our growth?
I mean the *need* to be right.
To feel like others *have* to agree with us.
But we're losing sight of nuance because of these binaries of who's right and wrong.
April 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#growthmindset #empathy #growth
Is feeling rejected and offended blocking our growth?
I mean the *need* to be right.
To feel like others *have* to agree with us.
But we're losing sight of nuance because of these binaries of who's right and wrong.
Is feeling rejected and offended blocking our growth?
I mean the *need* to be right.
To feel like others *have* to agree with us.
But we're losing sight of nuance because of these binaries of who's right and wrong.
#notetaking #zettelkasten #creativity
A system for artists and creators to come up with bucketfuls of unique ideas:
I constantly faced blank page syndrome.
I knew I was creative, but I was waiting around for inspiration.
But now I'm seeing connections everywhere.
Here's how:
A system for artists and creators to come up with bucketfuls of unique ideas:
I constantly faced blank page syndrome.
I knew I was creative, but I was waiting around for inspiration.
But now I'm seeing connections everywhere.
Here's how:
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#notetaking #zettelkasten #creativity
A system for artists and creators to come up with bucketfuls of unique ideas:
I constantly faced blank page syndrome.
I knew I was creative, but I was waiting around for inspiration.
But now I'm seeing connections everywhere.
Here's how:
A system for artists and creators to come up with bucketfuls of unique ideas:
I constantly faced blank page syndrome.
I knew I was creative, but I was waiting around for inspiration.
But now I'm seeing connections everywhere.
Here's how:
#neurodivergent #writing #productivity
My neurodivergent brain loves novelty.
So I often leave projects halfway, chasing new ideas.
And no matter how much I learn...
I don't always have much to show for it.
Here's how I'm changing this:
My neurodivergent brain loves novelty.
So I often leave projects halfway, chasing new ideas.
And no matter how much I learn...
I don't always have much to show for it.
Here's how I'm changing this:
April 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
#neurodivergent #writing #productivity
My neurodivergent brain loves novelty.
So I often leave projects halfway, chasing new ideas.
And no matter how much I learn...
I don't always have much to show for it.
Here's how I'm changing this:
My neurodivergent brain loves novelty.
So I often leave projects halfway, chasing new ideas.
And no matter how much I learn...
I don't always have much to show for it.
Here's how I'm changing this:
#BPDers, how do you deal with rejection?
Ex: A first job that you can only get better at by showing up each day and putting in the time, pushing past feedback that's hard to hear.
Knowing this theoretically is different from being able to handle perceived rejection.
What works for you?
#BPD
Ex: A first job that you can only get better at by showing up each day and putting in the time, pushing past feedback that's hard to hear.
Knowing this theoretically is different from being able to handle perceived rejection.
What works for you?
#BPD
April 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I guess part of #consistency is doing the thing even on days you're bored and it's not novel anymore.
For multi-passionate people who keep switching from one passion to the next, this can be hard.
How do you make yourself do something that you wanna keep doing, you just don't feel like it rn?
For multi-passionate people who keep switching from one passion to the next, this can be hard.
How do you make yourself do something that you wanna keep doing, you just don't feel like it rn?
April 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I guess part of #consistency is doing the thing even on days you're bored and it's not novel anymore.
For multi-passionate people who keep switching from one passion to the next, this can be hard.
How do you make yourself do something that you wanna keep doing, you just don't feel like it rn?
For multi-passionate people who keep switching from one passion to the next, this can be hard.
How do you make yourself do something that you wanna keep doing, you just don't feel like it rn?
#BPD #rejection #BPDthoughts
How to manage feeling rejected/abandoned:
Look at the overall. 'The big picture'.
Yes, this person said this one thing that makes me feel like they still haven't understood my boundaries, my BPD, my feelings, and my fears.
But how's the overall relationship? 👇
How to manage feeling rejected/abandoned:
Look at the overall. 'The big picture'.
Yes, this person said this one thing that makes me feel like they still haven't understood my boundaries, my BPD, my feelings, and my fears.
But how's the overall relationship? 👇
April 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#BPD #rejection #BPDthoughts
How to manage feeling rejected/abandoned:
Look at the overall. 'The big picture'.
Yes, this person said this one thing that makes me feel like they still haven't understood my boundaries, my BPD, my feelings, and my fears.
But how's the overall relationship? 👇
How to manage feeling rejected/abandoned:
Look at the overall. 'The big picture'.
Yes, this person said this one thing that makes me feel like they still haven't understood my boundaries, my BPD, my feelings, and my fears.
But how's the overall relationship? 👇
#anxiety
3 cool things I do to beat anxious thoughts/ get out of my comfort zone:
1) Each time I'm about to be brave/ do something I haven't done before...
There'll be this lil voice in my head like, "Are you sure?! No no no, this feels too scary."
So this is what I tell myself:
3 cool things I do to beat anxious thoughts/ get out of my comfort zone:
1) Each time I'm about to be brave/ do something I haven't done before...
There'll be this lil voice in my head like, "Are you sure?! No no no, this feels too scary."
So this is what I tell myself:
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#anxiety
3 cool things I do to beat anxious thoughts/ get out of my comfort zone:
1) Each time I'm about to be brave/ do something I haven't done before...
There'll be this lil voice in my head like, "Are you sure?! No no no, this feels too scary."
So this is what I tell myself:
3 cool things I do to beat anxious thoughts/ get out of my comfort zone:
1) Each time I'm about to be brave/ do something I haven't done before...
There'll be this lil voice in my head like, "Are you sure?! No no no, this feels too scary."
So this is what I tell myself: